Alhagi maurorum - Camel thorn

Camel thorn (Alhagi maurorum) is a thorny, deep-rooted deciduous shrub of dry, saline waste ground and ditch edges across West Asia, from the Caucasus to the Himalayas. Its root is only eaten as an emergency food; the sweet manna exuded from its twigs and pods is the more regular edible part.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Emergency food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Shrub
• Deciduous
• Perennial

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer¹

Footnotes

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